Desktop Icons were removed?

[admin]

I split this out as a separate Thread as there may be others who would comment on it if it is visible.

[gpayne]

Originally Posted by admin

I split this out as a separate Thread as there may be others who would comment on it if it is visible.

My installation failed because I got the message that said I did not qualify for the upgrade. I subsequently bought the upgrade and installed it. Half of my desktop icons disapeared and I thought my operating system was going crazy. I tried to do a restore and my computer said it could not be restored. The Hoster installation program must have set a restore point before installing as there was a restore point there that I did not make. I did make a restore point but I labeled mine "Before installing 3.318" and yours said "Removed Hoster". There are problems with Hoster 3.318 as well.

1. The problem with MUX not automatically selecting left or right is back.
2. I believe Hoster ate one of my .hst files. I used it and turned it off my machine. The next time I started Hoster there was nothing in the playlist window. I went to select it from the playlist files and there were no playlist files to select. I coppied the files back to the playlist directory from a backup and tried to load the .hst file that had been eaten and it would not load. It still will not load.
3. I also got an error trying to add a song to the playlist from the search menu.

I hate to say it but it looks that a can of worms has been unleashed. I am glad you are looking into this. It's a good thing that I always load the new versions on my second computer and not my show computer as I would have not been very happy.

gpayne

[RANDY POWERS]

I Need Help With Installing Hoster 3.318 Program.
I Keep Getting Error Messages While Trying To Install.
The First And Second Try, It Wiped Out At Least Half My Desk Top Icons!!!
Since Then I Have Gotten The Player Installed, However, It Will Not Allow Me To Access The Song Book For Printing. I Can Play Songs. It Has Wiped Out Some Of Those. Help Would Be Appreiated. Thanks.
I Am Trying To Install On A New Hp Desktop With Windows Vists Premium Program With 250 G Hard Drive (also Have A 500 G External Harddrive (new Also).
Any Help Would Be Most Appreiated!!
Thanks!!
Randy

[flaglady43]

Are all right here. My whole computer went to a redo or something and now no icon, no program.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by flaglady43

Are all right here. My whole computer went to a redo or something and now no icon, no program.

What do you mean by a "redo"? Do you mean the computer restarted?
Did you look for your program in the Start/Programs list? It should be listed under Micro Technology Unlimited/ Hoster.

[Lindamc43]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

What do you mean by a "redo"? Do you mean the computer restarted?
Did you look for your program in the Start/Programs list? It should be listed under Micro Technology Unlimited/ Hoster.

I believe the power went off and the computer rebooted and it also did a go-back??
I have looked everywhere..

[Lindamc43]

The story is the same, the program isn't. I am anold poo and I see Iput this inHoster and I just had the copier thingy.. But it is gone anyway.

[gpayne]

No Doug! I did not save the file to the desktop. I create folder on a separate drive to hold all my downloaded application files. In this case I have an MTU folder on my E or G drive and I downloaded to that and ran the installation file from there. I run xp pro service pack 2 with all the updates.

gpayne

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by gpayne

No Doug! I did not save the file to the desktop. I create folder on a separate drive to hold all my downloaded application files. In this case I have an MTU folder on my E or G drive and I downloaded to that and ran the installation file from there. I run xp pro service pack 2 with all the updates.

gpayne

What icons disappeared? This is just too wierd. Did the install file get deleted or did it stay?

[Lindamc43]

It ALL got deleted, and I didn't notice because I have not tried to use it but one time. I am a singer. I had to do a show and wanted all my songs in order on one cd for a change. Then I forgot about until the electric went off. And I bought more songs and wanted to do that again.
Nowhere to be found as if it was never there.

[gpayne]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

What icons disappeared? This is just too wierd. Did the install file get deleted or did it stay?

It was the right half of the desktop icons on the desktop. The intall file did not get deleted as for me it was not on the desktop. When I bought the upgrade, I did not download it again. I used the same installation program to install the new version only this time I did not get the error message that I did not qualify for the upgrade. After it transmitted to MTU, it finished the installation.

gpayne

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by RANDY POWERS

I Need Help With Installing Hoster 3.318 Program.
I Keep Getting Error Messages While Trying To Install.
The First And Second Try, It Wiped Out At Least Half My Desk Top Icons!!!
Since Then I Have Gotten The Player Installed, However, It Will Not Allow Me To Access The Song Book For Printing. I Can Play Songs. It Has Wiped Out Some Of Those. Help Would Be Appreiated. Thanks.
I Am Trying To Install On A New Hp Desktop With Windows Vists Premium Program With 250 G Hard Drive (also Have A 500 G External Harddrive (new Also).
Any Help Would Be Most Appreiated!!
Thanks!!
Randy

Your problem sounds like the typical Vista problem. Find the Hoster folder under the Program Files on your C: drive using Windows Explorer, click on it then find the Compatbility Files Button and click on it. That should fix it and allow you to work with and print your songbook.

[RANDY POWERS]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Your problem sounds like the typical Vista problem. Find the Hoster folder under the Program Files on your C: drive using Windows Explorer, click on it then find the Compatbility Files Button and click on it. That should fix it and allow you to work with and print your songbook.

THANK YOU
DDOUGLASS, I WILL TRY THIS. I HAVE USED THE HOSTER PROGRAM IN THE PAST AND IT WORKED GREAT. THAT IS THE REASON I CHOSE IT TO DO MY GIGS ON THIS NEW UNIT. RIGHT NOW I'M READY TO SMASH THE NEW COMPUTER AND THE PROGRAM AND SAY FORGET IT!! HOWEVER I DO HAVE AN INVESTMENT IN IT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME RETURNS THIS YEAR, RIGHT NOW I DO HAVE BOOKINGS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TOP OF THE GAME! THANKS AGAIN, I WILL TRY THIS AND REPOST THE RESULTS. THANKS, RANDY

[RANDY POWERS]

Originally Posted by RANDY POWERS

THANK YOU
DDOUGLASS, I WILL TRY THIS. I HAVE USED THE HOSTER PROGRAM IN THE PAST AND IT WORKED GREAT. THAT IS THE REASON I CHOSE IT TO DO MY GIGS ON THIS NEW UNIT. RIGHT NOW I'M READY TO SMASH THE NEW COMPUTER AND THE PROGRAM AND SAY FORGET IT!! HOWEVER I DO HAVE AN INVESTMENT IN IT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME RETURNS THIS YEAR, RIGHT NOW I DO HAVE BOOKINGS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TOP OF THE GAME! THANKS AGAIN, I WILL TRY THIS AND REPOST THE RESULTS. THANKS, RANDY

thanks for your help. Your directions helped. Now it will only route to Microsoft Office which is not a preinstalled program on our laptop. how can we get it to go to microsoft works or excel or is this possible, we will have to puchase microsoft office and are trying to avoid this. Songbook will open but only in microsoft office. Also, any songs we add to KMA is not being routed into the songbook. How can we get the songs from hoster to the songbook? thanks for all your help.

[ddouglass]

Open the Songbooks tab in Hoster and then press the Select Viewer Button. Read the info there and it will tell you how to change which program opens the file. For Excel you can't have it open it directly, but have to do it a bit different as explained there.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by gpayne

My installation failed because I got the message that said I did not qualify for the upgrade. I subsequently bought the upgrade and installed it. Half of my desktop icons disapeared and I thought my operating system was going crazy. I tried to do a restore and my computer said it could not be restored. The Hoster installation program must have set a restore point before installing as there was a restore point there that I did not make. I did make a restore point but I labeled mine "Before installing 3.318" and yours said "Removed Hoster". There are problems with Hoster 3.318 as well.

Just to see if there is a trend. Did you save and run the installation file from the desktop, too? Vista or XP?

gpayne [/quote]